Linux-Hardware Digest #781, Volume #14 Wed, 16 May 01 16:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: PCTEL-modem Linux Driver!!! (rntwkq0)
Re: Problems with installing second EtherExpress Pro 100 S (Andrew Rowland Reid)
Re: Linux X goes away??? ("Jim Blish")
Re: Can Linux rescue an old Mac PowerBook? (Topher Cawlfield)
FM56-ITU/2 modem setup question (Christopher)
Re: scsi or adaptater problem ? ("Steve Wolfe")
Re: Will Linux recognize >4GB RAM on Pentium-III Xeon? ("Steve Wolfe")
Re: Mandrake 8.0 (Natalie Foster)
Re: Help with FireWire again with corrected EMail address (Tom Shield)
Re: harddisk full - help!! ("Eric en Jolanda")
Re: ISA WANGTEK 5150EQ tape streamer - ftape (M. Buchenrieder)
trying to compile NewMedia LAN card driver ("Klaus Voelker")
INFO: IBM xSeries 200 problem fix (Jon Yarden)
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From: rntwkq0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: PCTEL-modem Linux Driver!!!
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 01:18:56 +0900
Hello!
Is good this driver for Linux ?
Lea Anthony wrote:
> I think he means this:
>
> http://bbs.hancom.com/databbs/pds11_files/pctel-1.0-1hancom.i386.rpm
>
> -Lea.
>
> Bluesky wrote:
>
> > "PCTEL modem Linux Driver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I found "Linux Driver" of "Win PCI Modem" using Taiwanese "PCTEL
> > > chipset".
> > >
> > >
> > > Go http://www.hancom.com (in Korean) and Click "English".
> > >
> > > Find "pctel-1.0-1hancom.i386.rpm" (279KB)
> > >
> > > Good Luck!
> > >
> >
> > bad luck me ? No search item for searching there.
> >
> > Will look around.
> >
> > Thank you anyway
> >
> > SN
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From: Andrew Rowland Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Problems with installing second EtherExpress Pro 100 S
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 02:23:11 +1000
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440GX - 82443GX Host bridge
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 set
Region 0: Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0
Status: RQ=31 SBA+ 64bit- FW- Rate=x1,x2
Command: RQ=0 SBA- AGP- 64bit- FW- Rate=<none>
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440GX - 82443GX AGP bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal
decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 set
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=02, sec-latency=64
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: f4200000-f42fffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B+
00:0c.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7896
Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 080f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 39 min, 25 max, 64 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
BIST result: 00
Region 0: I/O ports at 1400
Region 1: Memory at f4122000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1- D2- PME-
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:0c.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec 7896
Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 080f
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 39 min, 25 max, 64 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
BIST result: 00
Region 0: I/O ports at 1800
Region 1: Memory at f4123000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1- D2- PME-
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 0040
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 8 min, 56 max, 64 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
Region 0: Memory at f4120000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Region 1: I/O ports at 1080
Region 2: Memory at f4100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI+ D1+ D2+ PME+
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation EtherExpress PRO/100+ Management Adapter
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 8 min, 56 max, 64 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21
Region 0: Memory at f4121000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Region 1: I/O ports at 10c0
Region 2: Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI+ D1+ D2+ PME+
Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
00:10.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1370 [AudioPCI] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Unknown device 4942:4c4c
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 12 min, 128 max, 64 set
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
Region 0: I/O ports at 1c00
00:12.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 0 set
00:12.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80
[Master])
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 set
Region 4: I/O ports at 1050
00:12.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00
[UHCI])
Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 64 set
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 21
Region 4: I/O ports at 1060
00:12.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
00:14.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5480 (rev 23) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3430
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 2 min, 10 max, 64 set
Region 0: Memory at f6000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
Region 1: Memory at f4124000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
01:0f.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation: Unknown device 0023 (rev 06)
(prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR+ FastB2B+
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 240 set, cache line size 08
Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=68
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: f4200000-f42fffff
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA+ VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI- D1- D2- PME-
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
02:07.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2930CU (rev 03)
Subsystem: Adaptec: Unknown device 3869
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping-
SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort-
<MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 4 min, 4 max, 208 set, cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
Region 0: I/O ports at 2000
Region 1: Memory at f4200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
Flags: PMEClk- AuxPwr- DSI+ D1- D2- PME-
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
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From: "Jim Blish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.x,linux.redhat.install,linux.redhat.misc
Subject: Re: Linux X goes away???
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 16:50:55 GMT
now do a [ctrl] + [alt] + f1 and look at the giant mess of configuration and
what does that say?
"JT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:LoxM6.253283$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
> "Andrew Purugganan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:9dss64$[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > JT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > [ Running RH7.0. I never can be assured if Linux is going to come up in
X.
> > [ Sometimes it does and somethings its just a blank black screen. When
it
> > [ doesn't I have to re-install the who OS over again. Running Matrox
> Millenium
> > [ G200 8mgs ram.
> >
> > at LILO you may want to enter linux 3 to put you always in console mode
> > (plain text terminal). Once you've signed on as root, type
> >
> > startx
> >
> > and see what kind of messages appear. You may want to post them here,
> > plus the other messages for those instances when startx comes up
> correctly.
> >
> > Deal with graphical logins later, after you've sorted out this problem
> > --
> > jazz
> > Registered linux user no. 164098 +--+--+--+ Litestep user no. 386
> > Doesn't it bother you, that we have to search for intelligent life
> > --- OUT THERE??
> >
>
> I have done what you spoke of above. I start up in terminal mode, then do
> startx and the screen clears, then nothing. Just a blank black screen!
>
> JT
>
>
>
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From: Topher Cawlfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Can Linux rescue an old Mac PowerBook?
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:09:51 -0500
Thanks for the link!
I'm starting to chicken out on this, though it still sounds like it would
be fun. If I could get an ethernet adapter for this computer, it might
actually be of some (limited) use to me. But I don't think that I can.
The biggest problem I forsee is that I have no CD drive for the computer,
only a floppy. The FAQ says that no mac floppy drives are supported yet,
so it kinda sounds hopeless since the *only* input method would be the
keyboard. I can just see myself typing in new software in binhex format!
There's at least some hope of using the serial port, and I could presumably
drag over software & data within MacOS.
Anyway, sounds like it's going to be a tough battle with little reward.
- Topher
bowman wrote:
> "Topher Cawlfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>
>>If it is possible, where would I start?
>>
>
> http://www.mac.linux-m68k.org/docs/faq.php
>
> good luck! you will definitiely get to relive the early days of Linux from
> the sounds of it.
>
>
>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Christopher)
Subject: FM56-ITU/2 modem setup question
Date: 16 May 2001 13:19:13 -0400
I recently installed an AOpen FM56-ITU/2 hardware modem to use with my
Redhat 6.1 setup. I have it configured to COM 3, IRQ 11 on the board
(jumpers) with translates to ttyS2 inh Linux. I tested it with Minicom
and it initializes the modem and dials out fine, although it seems to take
several seconds for the dial tone to sound before dialing out.
Next, I used the modemtool to configure the modem and the netcfg utility
to set up a PPP conection. Still using ttyS2, it fails to initialize the
modem when I attempt to activate the PPP connection.
any ideas why the modem works in minicom, but not in PPP? the AT commands
to initialize the modem are the same, so it has to be something else.
TIA Chris
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From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: scsi or adaptater problem ?
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 11:30:45 -0600
> I'm using an adaptec 29160 with 3 SCI IBM (160 MBPS) on Linux
> 2.2.19 server.
>
> Is there an scsi adaptator problem or a disk problem ? I'm in
> doubt (see logs below).
>
> After reboot, messages disappears. After many hours, no more kernel
> messages.
Tell us about the cabling and termination that you're using.
steve
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From: "Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.development.system
Subject: Re: Will Linux recognize >4GB RAM on Pentium-III Xeon?
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 11:32:03 -0600
> you seem willing to part with large coin since you are considering the
> intel wallet vaccuum -- maybe equipment from, e.g., sun would be
> competitive in price/performance?
Our $12,000 quad Xeon handily beats a $25,000 Alpha machine at database
work. The Compaq rep that loaned us the Alpha for a week was pretty sad
to hear that. : )
steve
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From: Natalie Foster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,comp.os.linux.advocacy,tw.bbs.comp.linux
Subject: Re: Mandrake 8.0
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 01:58:55 +0800
you might want to repost your msg in TEXT instead of HTML
and you will get faster response. 99% of the people here
don't read newsgroup in html :)
> Jerr Wong wrote:
>
> I have installed it. However, there are some proble m:
>
> 1. Every time when I want to exit the Xwindows, it stops. I can only
> exit by CTL+ATL+backspace.
> 2. Cannot show the chinese character (big5) in the headings of
> Newsgroup message.
> 3. Although it can display chinese character (big5) properly, the
> printing is unsuccessfull.
> 4. The 3D screensaver not work. (may be Mesa not install?)
>
> --
> http://members.hknet.com/~wong63124
> (In Chinese Big 5)
>
> http://members.hknet.com/~wong63124/linux.htm
> (In English)
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From: Tom Shield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: alt.os.linux.caldera,alt.os.linux.redhat
Subject: Re: Help with FireWire again with corrected EMail address
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 13:06:28 -0500
The key is getting an OHCI (open host controller interface) compliant
board, which is what the 2.4.x kernel supports.
Good luck,
--
Tom Shield
Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
University of Minnesota
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.aem.umn.edu/people/faculty/shield/
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From: "Eric en Jolanda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: harddisk full - help!!
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 20:24:44 +0200
> Desperately
desperately asking you *not* to multipost.
(anserwed in colm)
Eric
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Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.misc
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (M. Buchenrieder)
Subject: Re: ISA WANGTEK 5150EQ tape streamer - ftape
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 15:37:16 GMT
Sander van Geloven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Hi,
>I have a WANGTEK 5150EQ tape streamer with ISA controller card connected
>to a PII with Mandrake 8.0 installed. Now I cannot approach the device
>because there is no /dev/... for it
Doubtful.
>or maybe I am looking at the wrong
>/dev/... (I do a check with tar fb /dev/...)
More than likely ;-)
>However the ftape modules
>load OK into the kernel.
The ftape driver is irrelevant for the Wangtek 5150 series, as
that's not a floppy streamer at all.
>Does anyone have tips to get this thing going? The controller card has
>dip switches for IRQ, DMA and ADDR, so unfortunately it isn't a Plug and
>Pray thingie.
This is a QIC02 streamer, and you'll have to compile the needed driver
for the card and the QIC02 device into the kernel. Note that for
to be able to use that streamer/card combo, you'll either have to
find the qic02 tools to setup the card from out of Linux, or
you must edit the corresponding tpqic02.h file (IIRC) manually
prior to compiling the driver, otherwise you'll not be able to
communicate with that card at all.
QIC02 cards are a bit similar to SCSI-1 cards, but use a completely
different protocol.
Michael
>Thanks,
>Sander van Geloven
--
Michael Buchenrieder * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.muc.de/~mibu
Lumber Cartel Unit #456 (TINLC) & Official Netscum
Note: If you want me to send you email, don't munge your address.
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From: "Klaus Voelker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: linux.redhat.install
Subject: trying to compile NewMedia LAN card driver
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 21:21:39 +0200
Hi All,
I've tried to compile a manufacturer-supplied driver for my NewMedia
LiveWire 10/100 LAN Ethernet PC card. I've downloaded the source from their
website 'www.newmediatechcorp.com'. I installed and compiled the pcmcia_cs
package first, which caused no problems. Compiling the NewMedia driver
'pcmcia-ken0100-a-v1.4' generated the following errors:
[root@mnevis ken0100-a-v1.3]# make
gcc -O2 -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -DKINGMAX -c -O6 -I/usr/src/linux/ -I/usr/loca
l/src/pcmcia/include -I/usr/src/linux -I/usr/src/linux/drivers/net -I. -I/us
r/src/linux/include -o pcnet_cs.o pcnet_cs.c
pcnet_cs.c:130: warning: `struct device' declared inside parameter list
pcnet_cs.c:130: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration,
which is probably not what you want.
pcnet_cs.c:131: warning: `struct device' declared inside parameter list
pcnet_cs.c:133: warning: `struct device' declared inside parameter list
pcnet_cs.c:135: warning: `struct device' declared inside parameter list
pcnet_cs.c:229: field `dev' has incomplete type
pcnet_cs.c: In function `pcnet_attach':
pcnet_cs.c:267: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a
cast
pcnet_cs.c:284: warning: assignment makes pointer from integer without a
cast
pcnet_cs.c:288: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
pcnet_cs.c:289: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
..and so on. It seems to me that a 'struct device' has not been defined. Any
idea where this structure is usually defined, and how I could try to fix the
problem? I'm using RedHat 7.1
Thanks
Klaus
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From: Jon Yarden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: INFO: IBM xSeries 200 problem fix
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:29:36 GMT
After spending the last week or so trying to narrow down problems with
both RedHat 7.0 and RedHat 7.1 on an IBM xSeries 200 machine, I have been
able to reproduce and eventually fix the problems I was having. Given that
there are probably a lot of people with the same problem, I decided to post
the results. First the hardware:
IBM xSeries 200, w/256MB RAM, onboard Intel PRO100 ethernet (*)
IBM ServeRAID 4L Ultra LVD SCSI
Adaptec 7892 Ultra LVD SCSI (for tape drive)
3*36GB IBM hard drives.
* The stock Intel PRO/100 driver on Linux is crap. Remember that.
Lucky for me I actually had TWO identically configured boxes to use. I
updated BIOS on the board, firmware on the ServeRAID adaptor and even the
firmware on the SCSI drives with IBM's SCSI Disk Updator program.
Everything was at the latest and greatest revisions for me to use Linux on.
Now the problem:
Periodic box lockups when using the SCSI and/or ethernet:
(eth0): Adaptor reports no resources
(ips): Resetting controller
RAID becomes unsynced, resulting in corrupt data and eventual crash of the
box. The box stops responding to pings and all services, including the
dinky keyboard light on CAPS lock. All indications to me of a motherboard
failure or serious interrupt problem. Not only was this problem on RedHat
7.0 (2.2.x kernel) but on RedHat 7.1 (2.4.x kernel). Some Google searches
turned up a lot of people reporting this type of problem on their Netfinity
systems, so I took some advice. Suggested fixes (which did not fix the
problem BTW) were:
* Use "nosmp" at bootup
* Use "noapic" at bootup
* Use "nmi_watchdog=0" at bootup
None of these worked by the way, but I still have all three in my LILO conf
file (append="nosmp noapi nmi_watchdog=0"). What the heck.
THE FIX:
Replaced the Intel PRO/100 ethernet driver with the one off Intel's website:
ftp://download.intel.com/df-support/2663/eng/e100-1.6.5.tar.gz
After I compiled and installed this new driver, making the changes to
/etc/modules.conf to replace the text "eepro100" listing with "e100", the
box was rebooted and has been working fine (under load) ever since.
Jon Yarden, System Administrator, BluegrassNet
--
Nearly every complex solution to a programming problem that I
have looked at carefully has turned out to be wrong.
-- Brent Welch
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